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. >> and george w. bush. we've seen this pandering before. george w. bush said he would move the embassy to jerusalem on the day he was inaugurated. the minute he was in office, he reversed that and extended the same as every other president. if we moved our embassy to tel aviv, we would be abandoning, in affect, 40 years of u.s. foreign policy. that is not going to happen. i'm sure president romney would do no such thing no way. >> it's an interesting debate. this is not going to be the end of it. hussein ibish. thank you so much for joining us inside 9inside "the war room"." >> democrats deliver on a long-overdue promise to the lgbt community. plus the 1992 presidential debate is one for the history books. the question is why hasn't history repeated itself? and then later dick cheney takes aim at one of his own. we don't mean a hunting buddy. find out who should take cover. you're in "the war room," and we'll be righththththththththththththththththththththththt (vo) cenk uygur is many things. >>oh really? >>tax cuts don't create jobs. the golden year
. >> and george w. bush. we've seen this pandering before. george w. bush said he would move the embassy to jerusalem on the day he was inaugurated. the minute he was in office, he reversed that and extended the same as every other president. if we moved our embassy to tel aviv, we would be abandoning, in affect, 40 years of u.s. foreign policy. that is not going to happen. i'm sure president romney would do no such thing no way. >> it's an interesting debate. this is not going to...
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. >> eliot: kind of how george w. bush reacted to the meltdown in '08, a blank look as if i should i take note. >> an anomaly but not paying attention. >> eliot: matt taibbi, thank you as always for your time. steven colbert can make mitt romney's trip to israel as successful as >> eliot: still to come, syria on the brink. but first barney frank shuts down maria bartiromo and even fox news is criticizing mitt romney. when it doesn't fit anywhere else, we put it in the viewfinder. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> why isn't suntanning an >> because the best you can ever get is bronze. >> i think the british press should back off. and so should the officials. this guy could be president. >> let me say, if you ask me, i'll say this to you because i'll really get in trouble if i say it to ally. if you say does that suit makes you look fat i'm not going to say anything. >> it's incomprehensible. i'm out of adjectives. >> your next stop is israel. keep up your charm offensive. open up your speech in the key necessitykeynecessity whip. >
. >> eliot: kind of how george w. bush reacted to the meltdown in '08, a blank look as if i should i take note. >> an anomaly but not paying attention. >> eliot: matt taibbi, thank you as always for your time. steven colbert can make mitt romney's trip to israel as successful as >> eliot: still to come, syria on the brink. but first barney frank shuts down maria bartiromo and even fox news is criticizing mitt romney. when it doesn't fit anywhere else, we put it in the...
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and they will put him in the pocket with george w. bush. >> right. >> and, you know, that's not where you want to be. >> certainly not. and there has been recent focus surrounding mitt romney, and joe, i think it is fair to say that this is a repeat. round three of the bush presidency. and the foreign policy is stock full of neo-cons who will take us back and fight wars here and there. where is the sense of new vision? >> there doesn't necessarily have to be. romney is running a campaign that is very much stealth, talking about issues in a vague kind of way. as governor of massachusetts he doesn't necessarily have a whole lot of experience, so he brings back in some old hands from the bush administration which had a wonderful foreign policy -- being sarcastic there. >> oh, yeah. >> you are talk about john bolton who famously talking about lopping off the top floors of the united nations, and kofer black who is one of the top haunches of the cia before september 11th. and he was also vp of black water. if that's your all-star team then
and they will put him in the pocket with george w. bush. >> right. >> and, you know, that's not where you want to be. >> certainly not. and there has been recent focus surrounding mitt romney, and joe, i think it is fair to say that this is a repeat. round three of the bush presidency. and the foreign policy is stock full of neo-cons who will take us back and fight wars here and there. where is the sense of new vision? >> there doesn't necessarily have to be. romney is...
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george w. bush came in and did the opposite. he did what mitt romney wants to do, he cut taxes on the wealthiest americans walked away from investments in education and transportation health care, and what happened? even before the meltdown in september of '08, the economy had gained only $1 million jobs in those seven years. so which of these two do you prefer? the one that works or the one that falls off a cliff when there is a financial meltdown. >> right. and i think it goes to the point that president clinton always used to make a rising tide lifts all boats. we're not saying we're anti-rich people, we're saying when the middle class has money to buy things, they buy things that rich people sell as well. >> under president clinton a rising tide lifted more yachts. there were more millionaires created in those years than in any point in american history. we want people to success, but success comes when it is broodly share when the person who is an accountant or the truck driver shares in the wealth. >> i think that's exactl
george w. bush came in and did the opposite. he did what mitt romney wants to do, he cut taxes on the wealthiest americans walked away from investments in education and transportation health care, and what happened? even before the meltdown in september of '08, the economy had gained only $1 million jobs in those seven years. so which of these two do you prefer? the one that works or the one that falls off a cliff when there is a financial meltdown. >> right. and i think it goes to the...
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he has embraced the right-wing conservative that makes george w. bush look moderate. >> i agree. >> i'm encouraging everyone i know to move to florida for the summer. >> yeah. >> who has obama's ear? you know what i would tell him that would really endear him to the public. take all of that money and give it to them. >> to whom? >> to the people -- the causes. >> give it to the causes? >> exactly. how would he look. now it's the corporations and the greedy against the common man and that's where he comes from anyway. he needs to make clear on that. that's how -- >> david in fairness obama did stand up and decried citizens united, and now he is forced to use it. could we do something radical like that, saying super pacs are so evil, that i'll dedicate half of it to disabled veterans. [ laughter ] >> you know it's like taking off your sandals on the way to the crucifix. [ laughter ] >> if -- if -- it's a lovely gesture, but in fact if you get -- go back to wisconsin and look at the template it doesn't matter. no one will know he did it. >> because th
he has embraced the right-wing conservative that makes george w. bush look moderate. >> i agree. >> i'm encouraging everyone i know to move to florida for the summer. >> yeah. >> who has obama's ear? you know what i would tell him that would really endear him to the public. take all of that money and give it to them. >> to whom? >> to the people -- the causes. >> give it to the causes? >> exactly. how would he look. now it's the corporations and...
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. >> two words -- three words george w. bush. two words and an initial. that's all people would talk about. she's never been personally vetted. does she really want to go through people digging through her past? she's shown no inclination. >> jennifer: is it an effort from the romney team to divert from the bain stuff? >> it is a weird way to divert. i agree with joe. it will not be somebody who overshines mitt romney. they will not make that mistake. it will be another boring guy that looks like maybe a new car salesman to mitt romney's used car salesman. >> jennifer: we're back to joe's prediction. i gotta go unfortunately. thank you so much for joining us. next filmmaker marc levin shares the emotional tales of middle class unemployment. you want to know why bain is important. watch this next. we'll visit a new mini series for political junkies who love scandal. >> first of all, i'm divorced. secondly, i was involved in a diplomatic crisis all day. i didn't have time for a costume change. and who doesn't want 50% more cash? ugh, the baby. huh! and then
. >> two words -- three words george w. bush. two words and an initial. that's all people would talk about. she's never been personally vetted. does she really want to go through people digging through her past? she's shown no inclination. >> jennifer: is it an effort from the romney team to divert from the bain stuff? >> it is a weird way to divert. i agree with joe. it will not be somebody who overshines mitt romney. they will not make that mistake. it will be another boring...
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i mean you look at the george w. bush. >> this reinforces maybe? >> right. i don't think that's in dispute -- i wondhe were not to change topics. the president where he announces he was going to go out fighting for tax cuts, to extends the bush tax cuts for those making under 250,000, how that will play with the broader g.o.p. but mostly how mr. romney will respond to that. >> right. so daniel stone covers the white house for newsweek daily beast, mentioning that as we talked it hasn't yet been announced. it's not officially yet on the president's schedule but it's reported this morning widely that the president will make an announcement in the rose garden sometime today where he will call for congress to extend the nother year for every american making under $250,000 a year. which, of course is the vast majority, the 99%. >> right. >> and those making over $250,000, their taxes would go would go back up. whether he can get it through congress or not, right, i guess, the question is: the political viability of this. >> right. and, you know, for the sake of y
i mean you look at the george w. bush. >> this reinforces maybe? >> right. i don't think that's in dispute -- i wondhe were not to change topics. the president where he announces he was going to go out fighting for tax cuts, to extends the bush tax cuts for those making under 250,000, how that will play with the broader g.o.p. but mostly how mr. romney will respond to that. >> right. so daniel stone covers the white house for newsweek daily beast, mentioning that as we talked...
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>> george w. bush. >> some fancy nato -- >> who's name you can't pronounce. >> yeah. >> so you have skipped right over there. >> guess where mittens is less popular than england? massachusetts. this is unprecedented, they went through all of the numbers in all of the years, he is 21 percentage points behind obama in his home state, which is -- is -- is -- [♪ somber music ♪] >> who was involved in the 1946 election. >> i don't remember. >> that guy you can't pronounce. >> look at here -- lyndon b johnson trounced goldwater in 1964. goldwater still care rid his home state of arizona. how about that mittens? [♪ fun-facts music ♪] >> have you guys seen the olympic buttons, the pins that were put out when mitt ran the olympics, that were by the way made in china -- >> yeah >> one is a baseball hat that says mitt happens. [ laughter ] >> that i think -- i don't know why it is a baseball mitt, i think that's cute -- >> precious. >> they don't play baseball in the winter olympics. >> no, they don'
>> george w. bush. >> some fancy nato -- >> who's name you can't pronounce. >> yeah. >> so you have skipped right over there. >> guess where mittens is less popular than england? massachusetts. this is unprecedented, they went through all of the numbers in all of the years, he is 21 percentage points behind obama in his home state, which is -- is -- is -- [♪ somber music ♪] >> who was involved in the 1946 election. >> i don't remember....
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but for eight years the millionaires and billionaires had a tax break under george w. bush. and where did the jobs go? eight million jobs lost. doesn't work. under president clinton 22 million new jobs created. president obama just wants to put the tax rate -- top tax rate back to where it was under bill clinton, the best period of economic growth in modern american history. john's calling from lake city, tennessee. hey, john, what do you say? good morning. >> bill: john, are you there? hey, john, wake up. let's go out to -- get your chance john. you can't be asleep at the switch dude. barbara is calling from chicago. what do you say barbara? >> caller: good morning, how you doing? don't cut me off. >> bill: i wouldn't think of cutting you off. >> caller: president obama was right. for giving the middle class a tax break. we're the ones that go out in this country and buy stoves, reic from raters and cars in homes. what about them three democrats pelosi mendez and chuck as usual, can't be on the same page. wow. and then when you give tax breaks to people like mitt romney, he
but for eight years the millionaires and billionaires had a tax break under george w. bush. and where did the jobs go? eight million jobs lost. doesn't work. under president clinton 22 million new jobs created. president obama just wants to put the tax rate -- top tax rate back to where it was under bill clinton, the best period of economic growth in modern american history. john's calling from lake city, tennessee. hey, john, what do you say? good morning. >> bill: john, are you there?...
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especially after george w. bush. >> john: i was doing fox and friends and gretchen carlson threw that at me. what about the teleprompter? i said you just had a president who couldn't speak without drooling unless he had a teleprompter and i was not invited back into the studio for a very long time. >> that's the only way to be on fox and friends is to say something that won't you get invited back. >> john: there are nice people at fox news. a lot of people that work there and they realize they've made a pact with satan and kissed the cloven hoof. you can tell when he's not using prompter because every person uses word fillers. for the president, it is um. >> tony? >> it drives me nuts. one thing you know when he's not reading the prompter, he'll go uh um. >> john: mrs. clinton is a big you know. i used to watch her on c-span. george bush when not on prompter, his line was duh duh. >> wasn't there some speculation in one of the debates in 2004 he actually had an earpiece -- >> john: still never been answered wha
especially after george w. bush. >> john: i was doing fox and friends and gretchen carlson threw that at me. what about the teleprompter? i said you just had a president who couldn't speak without drooling unless he had a teleprompter and i was not invited back into the studio for a very long time. >> that's the only way to be on fox and friends is to say something that won't you get invited back. >> john: there are nice people at fox news. a lot of people that work there and...
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it is similar to a promise that george w. bush made in 2000. he said he would move the embassy to jerusalem. never got around to doing it. >> bill: never got around to doing it because his policy were the same policies as ronnald reagan and daddy bush before him as well as bill clinton the future of jerusalem should be part of the negotiations between the palestinians and the israelis correct? >> correct. >> bill: that's been the going position of the united states. >> you don't want to predetermine the status of jerusalem. >> bill: doesn't mitt romney know that? >> he's incurring favor with the voter block back home and with the israelis there. this is part of the pattern with them. this pandering. this knowing your audience. staying the -- says the things that you want your audience to hear. >> bill: in the same speech, he says that he didn't call for a bombing iran but he said if israel does it, then -- >> this is the more important part. this, as you see it now consistent in his statements, the gross exaggeration of the threat that iran pos
it is similar to a promise that george w. bush made in 2000. he said he would move the embassy to jerusalem. never got around to doing it. >> bill: never got around to doing it because his policy were the same policies as ronnald reagan and daddy bush before him as well as bill clinton the future of jerusalem should be part of the negotiations between the palestinians and the israelis correct? >> correct. >> bill: that's been the going position of the united states. >>...
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but i must point out to you, george w. bush released ten years, george h.w. bush released 14 years and bob dole released 30 years. mitt romney has only released one. how is that the standard? >> well, good morning to you as well, norah. as to the two years, of course, he released one year going back and also the estimates that he has for this year. that's two preliminarily on the second year. >> we don't know how much he paid in taxes on 2011. >> not yet. but he said he would release those going forward. as to the standard that you mentioned, the practice has varied. you cited some examples of some. but there's others who have only gone back a few years. the larger point is this. there is no claim or no credible indication that mitt romney's done anything wrong. he's within the range of past practice and custom. but number two, why is the media focused on this issue, 10, 15-year-old tax returns or college transcripts, when we should be focused on the large issues and the main issues. >> is governor rick perry a member of media? >> i'm sorry. >> governor rick
but i must point out to you, george w. bush released ten years, george h.w. bush released 14 years and bob dole released 30 years. mitt romney has only released one. how is that the standard? >> well, good morning to you as well, norah. as to the two years, of course, he released one year going back and also the estimates that he has for this year. that's two preliminarily on the second year. >> we don't know how much he paid in taxes on 2011. >> not yet. but he said he would...
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the story behind this escape. >> wow. >>> also this half hour, george w. bush opening up in a wide ranging interview. what does the former president mean when he says he crawled out of the swamp and he's not crawling back in. >> and later, iron mike tyson is hitting something new. the great white way. yes. you'll hear from the heavyweight legend getting ready for his broadway debut. stepping into a different kind of ring there. >> i just can't wait to see mike tyson at the tonys. he's going to be a big hit. get lots of awards for his performance. going to be something really, really nice out there. doing nice stuff. >> you do so many good impressions. >> i appreciate that. thank you kindly. we do get to serious news. >>> a big interview last night. george zimmerman says the events that unfolded the night he killed trayvon martin were part of what he says is god's plan. the former neighborhood watchman tells fox news he would not do anything differently that night. >> this is the first time zimmerman has spoken publicly about the shooting. he says he was no
the story behind this escape. >> wow. >>> also this half hour, george w. bush opening up in a wide ranging interview. what does the former president mean when he says he crawled out of the swamp and he's not crawling back in. >> and later, iron mike tyson is hitting something new. the great white way. yes. you'll hear from the heavyweight legend getting ready for his broadway debut. stepping into a different kind of ring there. >> i just can't wait to see mike tyson...
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made some big mistakes but, god, he's a fantastic man. >> george w. bush. >> i have kind of a soft spot for him in a way because he was very -- what he did for aids was fantastic. but i'm glad he's not in power anymore. >> so for one issue, he was the guy -- >> he was fantastic with aids. >> not long ago president obama in an interview said he supports gay marriage. as a gay man, how did you feel about it? >> i think it's wonderful that he did that. the law, don't ask, don't tell, you can't do things overnight. i really appreciate what he's done. >> do you think he said it for political reasons? he was forced into a corner by joe biden. not only joe biden but some holding back financing and fund-raising money. >> it's the right thing to do, ratification of our rights. >> elton john is incredibly outspoken. he does talk about singing at ryan white's funeral. that was one of the things that got him to go get sober. he saw his image singing and realized how troubled he was. >> it seems like in some ways with this book he's sort of seeking redemption for
made some big mistakes but, god, he's a fantastic man. >> george w. bush. >> i have kind of a soft spot for him in a way because he was very -- what he did for aids was fantastic. but i'm glad he's not in power anymore. >> so for one issue, he was the guy -- >> he was fantastic with aids. >> not long ago president obama in an interview said he supports gay marriage. as a gay man, how did you feel about it? >> i think it's wonderful that he did that. the law,...
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w. one donor described it as a lovefest. today romney heads off to poland meeting with senior polish leaders and well as solidarity legend lech walesa. >>> jan asked about the latest cover story from "newsweek" magazine that reads romney the wimp factor, just too insecure to be president. here's what governor romney had to say about it. >> just got a copy of the "newsweek" cover that's going to be hitting the newsstands tomorrow that calls you a wimp. have you seen it? >> no. they tried that on george herbert walker bush. he was a pretty good president. i'm anything but. >> reporter: but it hurt him to some extent. are you worried about what the media says and this story line that gets out there and have you countered that? >> if i worried about what the media said i wouldn't get much sleep and i'm able to sleep pretty well. >> to chief security correspondent bob schieffer. does a magazine cover make a difference here? >> i think if you gave governor romney truth serum and neem his campa
w. one donor described it as a lovefest. today romney heads off to poland meeting with senior polish leaders and well as solidarity legend lech walesa. >>> jan asked about the latest cover story from "newsweek" magazine that reads romney the wimp factor, just too insecure to be president. here's what governor romney had to say about it. >> just got a copy of the "newsweek" cover that's going to be hitting the newsstands tomorrow that calls you a wimp. have you...
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. >> reporter: in 2005, george w. bush presented him with the medal of freedom. >> it was about a little town and all the people who lived in it. all those sweet shows, they just came with the territory. >> reporter: griffith died in his home state of north carolina, at the age of 86. leaving memories of warm sunshine and good times along the country road of anyone's dream. that same interview, andy griffith said they had a rule on the show, if the joke made a liar out of a character, they got rid of it. if they did that for "modern family," it would last about 15 minutes and be as fun as a civil war documentary. >> chris connelly, a wonderful piece. thank you. >>> i'm going to go with disturbing news if you're headed to the beach this holiday. it's unusual to have shark sightings on both coasts. they've been sighted off cape cod in the east and san diego in the west. abc's david wright has the story. >> shark. >> reporter: merely mention a great white shark, people mentally add in the soundtrack to "jaws." this fourt
. >> reporter: in 2005, george w. bush presented him with the medal of freedom. >> it was about a little town and all the people who lived in it. all those sweet shows, they just came with the territory. >> reporter: griffith died in his home state of north carolina, at the age of 86. leaving memories of warm sunshine and good times along the country road of anyone's dream. that same interview, andy griffith said they had a rule on the show, if the joke made a liar out of a...
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. >>> george w. bush's presidential library is beginning the monumental task of sorting through 200 million e-mails from the first complete presidency in the internet age. experts warn that could take up to a thousand years to properly archive every last e-mail from >>> this national weather report sponsored by cit. thank you cards. >>> army sergeant robert bails is charged with killing 16 civilians in afghanistan. his wife says he would never do that. this morning, we'll ask what she's hearing from her husband in her first live tv interview. >>> sources say al qaeda has a plan to blow up an american jetliner in mid-flight maybe before the olympics. they believe the bomber is a norwegian man who could be hard to catch. john miller looks at the effort to find him ahead on "cbs this morning." >>> this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by hershey's. hershey's makes it asa more. you make it special. that brings people together. hershey's makes it a s'more... you make it special. pure hershey's. mid
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he has done 107 fundraisers so far this year, compared to 36 for george w. bush at this time in his 2004 re-election campaign. the president has even made tucked rai fundraising calls. he outspent john mccain 3-1. buoyed by enthusiasm from small donors as well as wall street and hollywood. but this year, wall street is far less generous and the small donors far less excited. mitt romney has had no trouble raising money from wealthy supporters. this past weekend at a dinner in the hamptons with the price of admission $75,000 a couple. the president is also warning about money from outside groups, who can raise unlimited amounts, where the gop has the financial advantage. >> the other side is spending more money than we have ever seen before. you have billionaires writing $10 million checks. yeah. they just are spending money like nobody's business. >> reporter: the one place so far in this campaign where obama campaign officials think that they have a head start is in eight key swing states, where so far they have spent $40 million in advertising compared to
he has done 107 fundraisers so far this year, compared to 36 for george w. bush at this time in his 2004 re-election campaign. the president has even made tucked rai fundraising calls. he outspent john mccain 3-1. buoyed by enthusiasm from small donors as well as wall street and hollywood. but this year, wall street is far less generous and the small donors far less excited. mitt romney has had no trouble raising money from wealthy supporters. this past weekend at a dinner in the hamptons with...
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he's done 107 fund-raisers so far this year, compared to 36 for george w. bush at this time in his 2004 re-election campaign. the president has even made fund-raising calls to big donors from air force one. in 2008, mr. obama out-spent john mccain by roughly 3-1. buoyed by the enthusiasm of small donors as well as big money from wall street and hollywood. but this year, wall street is far less generous, and the small donors far less excited. mitt romney has had no trouble raising money from wealthy supporters. this past weekend at estates in the hamptons, where the price of admission was $75,000 a couple. the president is also warning supporters about the money from outside groups who can raise unlimited amounts, where the gop has the advantage. >> the other side's spending more money than ever before. you've got billionaires just writing $10 million checks. yeah, they just -- they're spending money like nobody's business. >> reporter: well, the one place where the president so far has a head start is in the eight key swing states, where his campaign has sp
he's done 107 fund-raisers so far this year, compared to 36 for george w. bush at this time in his 2004 re-election campaign. the president has even made fund-raising calls to big donors from air force one. in 2008, mr. obama out-spent john mccain by roughly 3-1. buoyed by the enthusiasm of small donors as well as big money from wall street and hollywood. but this year, wall street is far less generous, and the small donors far less excited. mitt romney has had no trouble raising money from...
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europe was not in an economic meltdown, this was a fresh face after eight years of george w. bush, who was not popular. it's mandatory for a presidential candidate to make these kind of tours. the big stop will be israel. we'll see a lot of governor romney in israel probably with bebe netanyahu, very close and prominent jewish fund-raisers who want to peel away the jewish vote from the democratic party. >> one thing we saw in our poll was that both candidates have high negative ratings. obviously the campaign is taking the toll with some voters. do you think the attacks on romney have been successful? do they hurt president obama where voters say he's likable? >> it's a double-edged sword. very senior republicans are very worried about the success of the obama campaign and the president himself defining governor romney. that's the last thing you want to do in american politics. on the other hand it probably has lowered the public estimation of president obama personally. they just don't like negative voting. a lot of this will change once the conventions get under way. we'll
europe was not in an economic meltdown, this was a fresh face after eight years of george w. bush, who was not popular. it's mandatory for a presidential candidate to make these kind of tours. the big stop will be israel. we'll see a lot of governor romney in israel probably with bebe netanyahu, very close and prominent jewish fund-raisers who want to peel away the jewish vote from the democratic party. >> one thing we saw in our poll was that both candidates have high negative ratings....